“The first and absolute requirement of strategic air power in this war was control of the air in order to carry out sustained operations without prohibitive losses.” FirstsWarOrderLossAirMilitaryAbsolutesOperationsAviationRequirementsStrategicAir PowerAirpowerMilitary Aviation Author:Carl Andrew Spaatz
“Air control can be established by superiority in numbers, by better employment, by better equipment, or by a combination of these factors.” NumbersAirMilitaryFactorsEmploymentCombinationAviationSuperiorityEquipmentAir PowerAirpowerMilitary Aviation Author:Carl Andrew Spaatz
“Fighting in the air is not sport. It is scientific murder.” FightingSportsAirMilitaryMurderAviationCombatFighter PilotMilitary Aviation Author:Eddie Rickenbacker